family colchicaceae

1. 1.

   one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: genera Colchicum and Gloriosa

   SynonymsColchicaceae

   Broaderliliid monocot family

   Part ofLiliaceae

Questions about family colchicaceae

What does family colchicaceae mean?

family colchicaceae means "one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: genera Colchicum and Gloriosa".

What is another word for family colchicaceae?

Close synonyms include Colchicaceae. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is family colchicaceae a common word?

family colchicaceae is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.